Army Radios -  Armored,  Artillery,  &  Infantry

A listing of the standard series of "Old Family" Army tactical FM
radios,  in front line use from the early '50s to the mid '60s  (or later).
 

(Taken from TM 11-288, titled "RADIO SET AN/PRC-16" & dated  April 1951.
Common pieces like antenna sections & coaxial cables are not listed,
but I did try to include all the small but unique pieces like odd mast bases and such.)

Armored forces
20.0 - 27.9 MCs
Artillery forces
27 - 38.9 MCs
Infantry forces
38 - 54.9 MCs
Radio Set AN/GRC-3
consisting of:
one RT-66/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one R-108/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one RT-70/GRC,
one AM-65/GRC,
one PP-281 or -282/GRC,
one MT-297/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/GRC-5
consisting of:
one RT-67/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one R-109/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one RT-70/GRC,
one AM-65/GRC,
one PP-281 or -282/GRC,
one MT-297/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/GRC-7
consisting of:
one RT-68/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one R-110/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one RT-70/GRC,
one AM-65/GRC,
one PP-281 or -282/GRC,
one MT-297/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/GRC-4
consisting of:
one RT-66/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one RT-70/GRC,
one AM-65/GRC,
one PP-281 or -282/GRC,
one MT-297/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/GRC-6
consisting of:
one RT-67/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one RT-70/GRC,
one AM-65/GRC,
one PP-281 or -282/GRC,
one MT-297/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/GRC-8
consisting of:
one RT-68/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one RT-70/GRC,
one AM-65/GRC,
one PP-281 or -282/GRC,
one MT-297/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRQ-1
consisting of:
two RT-66/GRC,
two CX-1211/GRC,
two PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one MT-298/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRQ-2
consisting of:
two RT-67/GRC,
two CX-1211/GRC,
two PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one MT-298/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRQ-3
consisting of:
two RT-68/GRC,
two CX-1211/GRC,
two PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one MT-298/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRC-8
consisting of:
one RT-66/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one MT-299/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRC-9
consisting of:
one RT-67/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one MT-299/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRC-10
consisting of:
one RT-68/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one MT-299/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRC-13
consisting of:
one RT-66/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one AM-65/GRC,
one PP-281 or -282/GRC,
one MT-297/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRC-14
consisting of:
one RT-67/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one AM-65/GRC,
one PP-281 or -282/GRC,
one MT-297/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRC-15
consisting of:
one RT-68/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one AM-65/GRC,
one PP-281 or -282/GRC,
one MT-297/GRC,
one C-435/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRC-16
consisting of:
one RT-66/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one R-108/GRC,
one MT-327/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRC-17
consisting of:
one RT-67/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one R-109/GRC,
one MT-327/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.
Radio Set AN/VRC-18
consisting of:
one RT-68/GRC,
one CX-1211/GRC,
one PP-109 or -112/GRC,
one R-110/GRC,
one MT-327/GRC,
one CW-206/GR Bag,
one CY-684/GR Spares Box.
May use a C-375/VRC.
May use an AN/GRA-6.

According to the 1951 PRC-16 manual, the following units were used by
all three branches of Army forces,  Armored,  Artillery,  &  Infantry.

Radio Set AN/VRC-7
consisting of:
one RT-70/GRC,
one AM-65/GRC,
one CX-1213/U Cable,
one MT-300/GR Mounting.
May use a C-375/VRC Control Box
Radio Set AN/PRC-16
consisting of:
one RT-70/GRC,
one CY-590/GRC Battery Box,
one CX-1209/U Cable,
one MT-652/GR Antenna Base,
one or two MT-673/U Mounting.
AN/UIC-1 Intercommunication Set
consisting of:
one AM-65/VRC,
one MT-300/VR Mounting,
one CO-212 Cable.
May use one or two C-375/VRC Control Boxes
Modification Kit  MX-898/GR
consisting of:
one G-8/GRC Generator,
one CY-590/GRC Battery Box,
one MT-652 Mounting,
one CX-1209/U Cable,
one CX-1210/U Cable.

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